Quantification of DNA through a fluorescence biosensor based on click chemistry

A simple, sensitive and selective fluorescence biosensor for determination of DNA using CuS particles based on click chemistry is reported. Biotin-modified capture DNA was modified on Streptavidin MagneSphere Paramagnetic Particles (PMPs) and hybridized with target DNA (hepatitis B virus DNA had been chosen as an example), then bound target DNA was hybridized with DNA-CuS particles and formed a sandwich like structure. CuS particles on the sandwich structures can be destroyed by acid to form Cu( ii ), and Cu( ii ) can be reduced to Cu( i ) by sodium ascorbate, which in turn catalyzes the reaction between a weak-fluorescent 3-azido-7-hydroxycoumarin and propargyl alcohol to form a fluorescent 1,2,3-triazole compound. Using this method, target DNA concentration can be determined by a change in the fluorescence intensity of the system. It is found that the fluorescence increase factor has a direct linear relationship to the logarithm of target DNA concentrations in the range of 0.1 to 100 nM, and the detection limit is 0.04 nM ( S / N = 3). The proposed sensor not only allows high sensitivity and good reproducibility, but also has a good selectivity to single-nucleotide mismatches. A simple, sensitive and selective fluorescence biosensor for determination of DNA using CuS particles based on click chemistry is reported.